Near winter's end, three bear cubs were born in their mother's dark, warm den. Now it is spring, and one little cub has ventured out to see the world. The other cubs will soon follow. Mother bear...
Animal houses
> Beaver Home > > An underwater tunnel leads into the house where beavers sleep and stay > warm. Where do the animals go when winter winds blow, when snow is in the air and on the ground? Where...
Where the mammals are
Mammals are everywhere. Polar bears, musk oxen, walruses, and reindeer live in some of the coldest parts of the world. Camels and kangaroo rats live in some of the warmest places. Little pikas and...
Learning days
> Hippopotamus Mother and Baby When a baby hippopotamus starts to walk, it often tries to move away from its mother. Then she pushes it back with her big nose. Soon, the baby learns to walk near...
What does it eat?
The biggest difference between mammals and all other kinds of animals is milk. Mammal mothers feed their babies milk that comes from the mothers' bodies. No other animals can do this---only mammals. ...
How mammal babies grow
The newborn meadow mouse weighs little more than a feather. Its eyes are closed and it has no fur. The baby river otter's eyes are closed, too. But a thick fur coat covers its body. The fawn's eyes...
Pouch babies
> Western Gray Kangaroo Newborn Kangaroo A tiny newborn kangaroo could fit in a teaspoon. Kangaroo at Eight Weeks A newborn kangaroo is smaller than a grown-up's thumb. A newborn koala is...
Mammal babies
Is a mouse like a moose? Or a dolphin like a deer? Or a bat like a cat? These animals seem to be quite different from each other. But they're all alike in one important way. They are all mammals....
Two mammals
This is a looking page. There are lots of things to look at in this picture of a mother giraffe and her baby. What do you see? The mother giraffe has a very long neck. You might think there would...
It’s a Mammal
The zebra is a mammal. Do you have a pet mammal? If you have a dog or cat you have a mammal. Hamsters and gerbils and guinea pigs are mammals, too. And so are you. Maybe you've seen a cow...
